Towards regional monetary cooperation in East Asia: Lessons from other parts of the world

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-116

  Kawai, Masahiro ^a   Takagi, Shinji ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab Monetary Fund; CFA Franc Zone; Chiang Mai Initiative; East Asian regional monetary cooperation; European Payments Union; Exchange rate coordination; Regional surveillance

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC RELATIONS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 18344389348     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.267     Document Type: Article

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